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levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i want to yield myself 10 seconds to say that i said in my opening statement that this program has already yielded 39,000 jobs, on its way to 60,000 which will not be able to be met because we are using this as the offset. i am happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey who suffered great damage in the hurricane, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: look, we're all americans. we're not democrats, republicans. we had 5,000 peop
levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr....
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>> i'm from michigan. i'm up here to help them beat this bill. i'm from michigan. football don't matter when it comes to this. >> look, the banksters on wall street caused this economic downturn and they're taking it out on the victims. we're the victims of this. we have people like the mayor and governor want to take it out of the victims who are victims of the economic downturn. >> you know what? if there's one message i would like our audience to take tonight from this show is that debate is healthy. and when you go out and talk to folks, is it's a lot different
>> i'm from michigan. i'm up here to help them beat this bill. i'm from michigan. football don't matter when it comes to this. >> look, the banksters on wall street caused this economic downturn and they're taking it out on the victims. we're the victims of this. we have people like the mayor and governor want to take it out of the victims who are victims of the economic downturn. >> you know what? if there's one message i would like our audience to take tonight from this show...
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joining us, former democratic governor of michigan jennifer granholm. republican strategist alex castellanos. white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper. and senior political analyst for "time" magazine, mark halperin. >>> good morning. after a week spent taking his case on the road and urging congress to pass his jobs bill, tomorrow the president will lay out his plan to reduce the deficit. "the new york times" reporting this morning that president obama will call for a new minimum tax rate for millionaires and will dub the proposal the buffett rule in reference to billionaire warren buffett who has advocated that the superrich should pay their fair share of taxes. but what are the prospects now among republicans? what sort of plan is realistic in the midst of this election cycle? here with us for two live interviews, the republican leader of the senate, mitch mcconnell, and former president of the united states, bill clinton. leader mcconnell, let me start with you and ask you whether this president's plan on a millionaire's tax
joining us, former democratic governor of michigan jennifer granholm. republican strategist alex castellanos. white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper. and senior political analyst for "time" magazine, mark halperin. >>> good morning. after a week spent taking his case on the road and urging congress to pass his jobs bill, tomorrow the president will lay out his plan to reduce the deficit. "the new york times" reporting this...
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the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: thank you, madam chair. that's interesting in the business for intelligence because so much is classified. it's easy to throw around and the condemnation is easy to heap on the very brave men and women that -- they said all of the kinds of things because the political rhetoric isn't true. they were following the law. they were comporting with the missions and guidelines and objectives in accordance with the law of the united states. so they are in fact following the law. there is -- was absolutely no role for the c.i.a. to overthrow the gaddafi regime. that is just false. so i think we need to be careful about making these assertions. they are pretty damning if you will. we may believe that happened. i can tell you -- on the intelligence committee and my friend, dutch ruppersberger, we watched this closely and one of the reasons i hope you'll change your mind on the bill is that we need the ability to have oversight of these 17 agencies. this bill allows us to do it. for six y
the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: thank you, madam chair. that's interesting in the business for intelligence because so much is classified. it's easy to throw around and the condemnation is easy to heap on the very brave men and women that -- they said all of the kinds of things because the political rhetoric isn't true. they were following the law. they were comporting with the missions and guidelines and objectives in accordance with the law of the united states. so they...
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he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that means lowering tax rates, eliminating tax expenditures, and other loopholes, and simplifying the tax code, then so be it. we hear a lot about entitlement programs, so security and medicare in particular. -- social security and medicare in particular. we do not hear about that 250 entitlement programs put into the tax code. the various tax credits, deductions, and exclusions grafted on to the tax code are entitlement programs, pure and simple. and if you are eligible, you can claim the benefit. and it is in the expenditure. and there is no application process in
he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that...
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one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what government industry partners can accomplish and has helped and create thousands of auto sector jobs. the n.a.m. believes the funding atvm will hurt manufacturers and their employees and the chamber of commerce agrees with them. now i think it's time to stay with our position and vote no and get a clean c.r. that's what i asked the committee to do. we need a clean c.r. and don't need this offset and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky. . mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia,
one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what...
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he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where all the puppet masters of all the corporations and all the rich people go down there to basically try to find ways to get their point across, but then they go back and they manipulate their people in their countries and then you have the united states. we have to have the patriot act when we are doing business with these people all over the world. then you wonder why the government is always underfunded when it comes to the epa or any thing, because these corporations have to dump and pollute. when you sue them, they want to limit the lawsuits to a s
he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where...
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i spent the last month at home meeting with my constituents in michigan. michigan is a great start. it's a place where folks were drawn to as they built their own american dream. our state produced some of the world's greatest inventions and industries, and it was an economic hub. and now it is on the front lines of an economic downturn. we have endured now 32 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment. manufacturing jobs have disappeared and more jobs are at risk because of regulatory burdens and economic uncertainty. i don't think any state has more at stake and my constituents know it. they know this committee was create to make the tough but necessary choices to cut spending and make reforms put us on a more stable long-term fiscal footing. removing economic uncertainty and demonstrating that we can reverse long-term debt and deficits trends will help spur job growth. if i heard one thing consistently it was this. the american people want us to succeed. they know the job of this committee and this congress is not an easy one. but all of us, the 12 of us here and every one o
i spent the last month at home meeting with my constituents in michigan. michigan is a great start. it's a place where folks were drawn to as they built their own american dream. our state produced some of the world's greatest inventions and industries, and it was an economic hub. and now it is on the front lines of an economic downturn. we have endured now 32 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment. manufacturing jobs have disappeared and more jobs are at risk because of regulatory...
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we're a very small farming community in michigan. >> the best beans you can get. >> we're not as big as new york, but we're still just as proud to be part of the fire service. being here today, put a lot of perspective on their job as well as ours. it's gut wrenching. speechless. >> i was 6 years old and a teacher came in to talk to our teacher and she told her to turn on the television. and i remember seeing smoke coming up and it just didn't seem real. it seemed like a video game or something. >> i'm cecilia warren beavers. it's an honor to have it here, it reflects who we are and what we live for, truly. the freedom that we have, and how we have to keep fighting for it. i'm jasmine ortiz. to have a part of what happened in history that will always be remembered is important to us. >> it's history. i'm captain at the fremont fire department. we deployed 11 days after the incident. >> that at the time was 4-year-old chocolate lab, the hardest part for me was the families asking us to look for their loved ones. stuffing pictures of their loved ones in our gear. as we are walk along.
we're a very small farming community in michigan. >> the best beans you can get. >> we're not as big as new york, but we're still just as proud to be part of the fire service. being here today, put a lot of perspective on their job as well as ours. it's gut wrenching. speechless. >> i was 6 years old and a teacher came in to talk to our teacher and she told her to turn on the television. and i remember seeing smoke coming up and it just didn't seem real. it seemed like a video...
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host: dan is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. i havthree things i want to ask you. how comethe american congress cannot get along with the canadiens long enough to take a few pointers from them on how they strain their country out -- how they straighten their country out? they have a balanced budget. they are running in the black. they have jobs. they went to way goods and services tax. i do not understand how come it's so hard for you guys on both sides of the aisle to get along and try that. what is it going to hurt? nothing is helping now. guest: we have good relations with the canadans. i have not been to canada recently. it is a great country. one difference is that we are about 300 million people and they are about 20 million people. we are a lot larger and a lot more perverse. i do think we can emulate the canadians' >> we are leaving this program to begin our live coverage of president obama's speech in from a joint session of congress about his job plan and the economy. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright n
host: dan is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. i havthree things i want to ask you. how comethe american congress cannot get along with the canadiens long enough to take a few pointers from them on how they strain their country out -- how they straighten their country out? they have a balanced budget. they are running in the black. they have jobs. they went to way goods and services tax. i do not understand how come it's so hard for you guys on both sides of the aisle to get...
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michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my employer is what to do. she does not share her wealth. i do not see any poor people coming into the store purchasing anything. and i will be heading off a bank to a food pantry in an hour and a half and i don't see what the people at the food pantry, either. -- will see people at the food pantry. -- wealthy people of the food pantry. there are a lot of well-to-do people in the county and i don't see any philanthropy to the most part. we need to close the loops. in terms of other countries, at the very least they have health care for their people, which is a huge, huge finan
michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my...
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twice. >> we are suspended here. >> reporter: cutting short the michigan-western michigan game with about a minute and a half left in the third quarter. both teams agreed it was too dangerous to go on, handing michigan the win. >> we're worried about the kids, you know? you go out there and you play your heart out and then you're back in for another half hour and you get five-minute warmup and then the lightning strike comes again and then yououome back in -- it didn't look like this was going to get any better. >> reporter: it didn't. not in michigan or iowa city, where, for the first time ever, lightning and rain delayed iowa's home opener against tennessee tech. another historic first? at notre dame, three hours of storm delays, two evacuations of the 80,000-seat stadium. >> and they announced an evacuation of the ststium just as the teams headed to the locker room at halftime. >> reporter: ironically, moments earlieie the parents of declan sullivan were honored at saturday's game. the notre dame junior died last year when a wind storm toppled a lift he stood on videotaping football pr
twice. >> we are suspended here. >> reporter: cutting short the michigan-western michigan game with about a minute and a half left in the third quarter. both teams agreed it was too dangerous to go on, handing michigan the win. >> we're worried about the kids, you know? you go out there and you play your heart out and then you're back in for another half hour and you get five-minute warmup and then the lightning strike comes again and then yououome back in -- it didn't look...
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>> reporter: quincy alexander was cuffed in the back of a bloomfield, michigan cruiser. he moved the hands to in front of him. he emptied his pockets which contained heroin. then he used his mouth to loosen the handcuffs. let's time it to see how long it takes him to take off the cuffs. left alone in the cruiser with the radio on, alexander gnawed, salivated and tugged for a mere 17 seconds before the cuff came off. he kept looking around for the officer. you could almost see him think. while we're at it, shouldn't the suspect be wearing a seatbelt? then the minor detail, how he opened the window. the barrier between the front and back was left open. he crawled into the front seat. watch the light change as he presses the button, opening the rear window. this cruiser was cuffed. a burglar in utah went out there a moving police car. when he threw himself out, he was not seriously hurt. he was recovered. his freddie mercury moment short lived. ♪ i've got to break free >>> all right, this morning presidential candidates spanning across the country from the east coast to t
>> reporter: quincy alexander was cuffed in the back of a bloomfield, michigan cruiser. he moved the hands to in front of him. he emptied his pockets which contained heroin. then he used his mouth to loosen the handcuffs. let's time it to see how long it takes him to take off the cuffs. left alone in the cruiser with the radio on, alexander gnawed, salivated and tugged for a mere 17 seconds before the cuff came off. he kept looking around for the officer. you could almost see him think....
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casey wian, michigan. >>> george w. bush granted one interview about the moments around september 11th. you don't want to miss this story. it's up next. stay with us. [ barks ] [ cat meows ] [ woman ] ♪ i just want to be okay ♪ be okay, be okay ♪ i just want to be okay today - ♪ i just want to know today - [ whistles ] ♪ know today, know today - [ cat meows ] - ♪ know that maybe i will be okay ♪ [ chimes ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about... and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need... and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage... or visit travelers.com. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 al
casey wian, michigan. >>> george w. bush granted one interview about the moments around september 11th. you don't want to miss this story. it's up next. stay with us. [ barks ] [ cat meows ] [ woman ] ♪ i just want to be okay ♪ be okay, be okay ♪ i just want to be okay today - ♪ i just want to know today - [ whistles ] ♪ know today, know today - [ cat meows ] - ♪ know that maybe i will be okay ♪ [ chimes ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about... and...
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. >> he has not forgotten how difficult life once growing up in grand rapids, michigan but he seemingly does all he can to mask the memories of hardship. a few miles from the gym, this is the ode to opulence where mayweather is known to spend frequent afternoons, tobin motor cars. joining him for a browse today, r&b singer ray jay. >> limited edition. >> mayweather owns 14 luxury cars, collection valued at more than $4 million. on this visit he negotiates an impromptu trade, one of his bentleys for a new rolls royce. >> you want to come to the dealership and meet me at my house and me the difference and we will take care of it. i will give you cash. >> several hours later, back at the mayweather mansion, a man they call chop arrives with the call they call the ghost. >> rolls royce effect. we add another rolls royce to the collection, you know what i'm saying. that's what it is. all white, that's right. money men don't play. >> following a bit of paperwork, the exchange is made. a cash payment makes up the difference. >> thank you. >> appreciate another beautiful with the champ. >> we d
. >> he has not forgotten how difficult life once growing up in grand rapids, michigan but he seemingly does all he can to mask the memories of hardship. a few miles from the gym, this is the ode to opulence where mayweather is known to spend frequent afternoons, tobin motor cars. joining him for a browse today, r&b singer ray jay. >> limited edition. >> mayweather owns 14 luxury cars, collection valued at more than $4 million. on this visit he negotiates an impromptu...
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in michigan, retooling loans made it possible for ford motor company to save 1,900 jobs at the michigan assembly plant this the city of wayne so they could build the all-new ford focus and the battery focus in america and in the process of that, as we partnered with them on battery funding as well, in the process of that with the help of these retooling loans, they are bringing jobs back from mexico to support the work they're doing on the new vehicles. madam president, i don't know how many economic development efforts we capital stand on the floor today and talk about in the united states senate or house that are actually bringing jobs back from overseas. and this is the program that the house republicans want to cut. this loan -- and it is a loan, so it has to be repaid -- but it is allowing them to be able to have lower costs, to be able to do the retooling on these older plants, to be able to make these new high-tech vehicles and as i said, in ford motor company's case, they have saved 1,900 jobs and are bringing jobs back from mexico. another michigan company, silver star north am
in michigan, retooling loans made it possible for ford motor company to save 1,900 jobs at the michigan assembly plant this the city of wayne so they could build the all-new ford focus and the battery focus in america and in the process of that, as we partnered with them on battery funding as well, in the process of that with the help of these retooling loans, they are bringing jobs back from mexico to support the work they're doing on the new vehicles. madam president, i don't know how many...
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even though you see michigan has above average unemployment, some of the other areas of the midwest, you see unemployment near or even below the national average. that's being driven by manufacturing. >> ifill: actually something is coming back. it's just not now. other places are feeling the back wash of the same issues we've been talking about. >> that's right. >> ifill: okay. dante, the increased foreclosures, it seems to me in some way they must deal with some of the numbers we've been hearing about increased poverty. is there a connection? >> well i think that the increased foreclosures i'm not sure how much they're leading to increased poverty numbers but they're leading to the increased unemployment numbers. i think that it's hard for people to understand. foreclosures are bad in a lot of ways. they're a huge psychological factor in how you spend money. i go to these communities and visit them. you had an entire economy that was built on housing. so i did like carpent rework and somebody else did hvac work. we made a lot of money during the boom and we were trading money with
even though you see michigan has above average unemployment, some of the other areas of the midwest, you see unemployment near or even below the national average. that's being driven by manufacturing. >> ifill: actually something is coming back. it's just not now. other places are feeling the back wash of the same issues we've been talking about. >> that's right. >> ifill: okay. dante, the increased foreclosures, it seems to me in some way they must deal with some of the...
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. >> yeah, florida and then also as well michigan this morning. let's start in michigan, the mackinaw island conference, a republican activist up there, look at the results. at the top, mitt romney with 51% of the delegates voting for him. we knew he would do well, the former massachusetts governor was born in michigan, his dad was a popular governor. romney won the republican primary last time around. perry way down in -- way, way back there. he did go to michigan to campaign for this. but not so well in the results. let's go to the one out of florida. this is the florida presidency five. the winner was not rick perry, which a lot of people thought he would be. it was herman cain by a long shot. there is rick perry at 15%. romney at 14 and so on. and, fred, this is interesting because maybe these results are a reflection of the uneven debate performances we have seen from rick perry, both in florida. could be troubling. he's still the front-runner but this is troubling for rick perry. >> so straw polls, how important are they really? >> yes and n
. >> yeah, florida and then also as well michigan this morning. let's start in michigan, the mackinaw island conference, a republican activist up there, look at the results. at the top, mitt romney with 51% of the delegates voting for him. we knew he would do well, the former massachusetts governor was born in michigan, his dad was a popular governor. romney won the republican primary last time around. perry way down in -- way, way back there. he did go to michigan to campaign for this....
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close at this point. if the gentleman has no further speakers. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers so i will close on our side. i expect this bill will pass in five minutes. without a vote against it. this bill could be law by tomorrow at noon if the senate would act and i hope that my colleagues on the other side will do as we will do on this side, contact our colleagues in the senate and ask them this time, put it up and move it. now, if they don't all you can say is this was a trial balloon we put up in the air and we found out the senate was asleep or dysfunctional or i don't know what would you put on it, they have to act on this if they're serious about a trade agenda for this country. and i hope that we can make it happen for the american worker. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you. i yield myself such time as i
the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close at this point. if the gentleman has no further speakers. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers so i will close on our side. i expect this bill will pass in five minutes. without a vote against it. this bill could be law by tomorrow at noon if the senate would act and i hope that my colleagues on the other side will do as we will do on this side, contact our colleagues in the senate and ask them this time,...
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and arbor, michigan. they were tracking ticks who did not -- they were attracting kids who wanted to not just stay in the ghetto, but wanted to bring their ideas to the world of public law and a number field. >> how long were you there at commentary? >> two years. upon editingrge the letters section. i became familiar with the intricacies of the base on domestic and foreign politics. i became more familiar with the way magazines work and how they get produced. >> going back to this book, who thought of the title? >> it was me. >> where did you get the interest? was it at the journal when you started? what triggered the idea that you said they will probably publish this book? >> i tried to sell to other publishes, but nobody else got it. it was about two years ago that i started the process. i've been covering higher education a long time. what was the driving force behind a book was this sense that i had this advantage that other people did not. i kind of understood what was going on behind the scenes in
and arbor, michigan. they were tracking ticks who did not -- they were attracting kids who wanted to not just stay in the ghetto, but wanted to bring their ideas to the world of public law and a number field. >> how long were you there at commentary? >> two years. upon editingrge the letters section. i became familiar with the intricacies of the base on domestic and foreign politics. i became more familiar with the way magazines work and how they get produced. >> going back to...
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clark from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chair. my question to the entire panel is how can the department of homeland security best judge in urban areas ri of an attack based on the assessment that it uses now? i represent metropolitan detroit. we have a large international airport hub. that airport was the destination of the plane that the christmas day bomber attempted to blow up. there is a strong likelihood that our region could be the target of another attack. now in addition to the lielihood of an attack, the department also needs to look at the consequences of an attack. metropolitan metropolitan detroit did not use that as an example. we have a large population center. we have a border that is water, that is also the busiest ternational border crossing in terms of trade in north america. we also have a large regional drinking water system. my concern is mini metro detroiters are at risk of being poisoned if a terrorist decides to dump a bunch of biological agents in the drinking water system. so essentially, the gao report
clark from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chair. my question to the entire panel is how can the department of homeland security best judge in urban areas ri of an attack based on the assessment that it uses now? i represent metropolitan detroit. we have a large international airport hub. that airport was the destination of the plane that the christmas day bomber attempted to blow up. there is a strong likelihood that our region could be the target of another attack. now in addition to the...
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congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the bill is better today. virtually nothing has changed. i urge my colleagues to oppose this rule and flawed bill and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i would like to say when ms. pelosi was speaker of the house of representatives, my friend from rochester was chairman of the rules committee and hurricane katrina was offset. i urge my colleagues to offset and i reserve. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, a member of the committee on rules, mr. m
congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the...
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court in the last crop of justice o'connor upheld an affirmative action program for the university of michigan as said it was appropriate to take race into account. if you do it any way that is personal that isa quota and do other stuff so no court can figure out what your doing. it is so if you may get -- so it is individualized, so nobody has a smoking gun that race was the actual fact, then you can do it. people in universities, shockingly, are able to do these things. i don't think as long as that is the rule, the supreme court will be interested in coming back to that issue so soon. what makes the case more interesting is in the interim, while affirmative action had been thrown out by the fifth circuit in the 1990's, the texas legislature, i think at the behest of the elite republican who i am sure is very close to everybody here, passed a statute that said in order to increase the amount of minority students in texas public education, there was going to be a guaranteed 10% for the top 10 at each high school, would be entitled to go into one of the university's in the system. the question
court in the last crop of justice o'connor upheld an affirmative action program for the university of michigan as said it was appropriate to take race into account. if you do it any way that is personal that isa quota and do other stuff so no court can figure out what your doing. it is so if you may get -- so it is individualized, so nobody has a smoking gun that race was the actual fact, then you can do it. people in universities, shockingly, are able to do these things. i don't think as long...
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in places like michigan and california, they are suffering from unemployment numbers that are greater than during the depths of the great depression. barack obama promise to cut the deficit in half. instead, he tripled it. now our national debt is growing at $3 million a minute. that is $4.25 billion a day. president obama, is this what you call winning the future? i call it losing -- losing our country, and with it, the american dream. these americans feel that fierce urgency of now, but you feel it, sir? the tea party was born of this urgency. it is the same sense of urgency that propelled the sons of liberty during the revolution. [applause] it is the same sense of urgency that propelled the abolitionist before the civil war and the civil rights movement during the 20th century. the tea party movement is part of this noble american tradition. this movement is not simply a political awakening, it is an american awakening. [applause] it is coming from ordinary americans, not the politicos in the beltway. you, who grow our food, you run our small businesses, you teach our children, yo
in places like michigan and california, they are suffering from unemployment numbers that are greater than during the depths of the great depression. barack obama promise to cut the deficit in half. instead, he tripled it. now our national debt is growing at $3 million a minute. that is $4.25 billion a day. president obama, is this what you call winning the future? i call it losing -- losing our country, and with it, the american dream. these americans feel that fierce urgency of now, but you...
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host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in one year. why doesn't obama proposed that? just have the oil companies drill oil and the nation would not have any problem. that is my comment. host: the editorial director of huffingtonpost.com, this is his take. obama puts passion into jobs speech rarely seen in his presidency. that is from aol- huffingtonpost.com. sterling, virginia. caller: what i loved about the speech is he reminded us of how we got to be the great country that we are. we provided opportunities to the middle class that and not only allowed us to grow as human beings but grow our economy. and what i see happening or what i worry about the outcome of this speech is that the republicans in their thirs
host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in one year. why doesn't obama proposed that? just have the oil companies drill oil and the nation would not have any...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just yesterday that the poverty rate is higher than it's been in 17 years. 17 years. and median income in this country is at 1996 levels. 1996 levels. the president has proposed a job bill that one knowledgeable observer, mark zandi, estimates would create 1.9 million new jobs and add two percentage points to g.d.p. growth next year. we need action to spur economic growth and job creation. that's what we should be considering today. instead through this resolution republicans want to prolong the agony of the debt limit debate and take us
the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just...
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one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need a cut policy. cut and grow just ain't so. and i would point out that we need to get people back to work, we need -- and the way you to that is programs like this that are going to hire people instead of fire people. we have been doing a lot of firing and it hasn't worked. when are we going to wake up? when is the majority party going to realize that we've got to do something to create growth and stimulate the economy and put people back to work? the only way we're going to get the deficit down is to bring unemployment down. this is an employment program, it should be supported. we should defeat
one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need...
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the other straw poll was held in michigan. native son mitt romney blew everyone out there with 51% of the vote. perry got just under 17%. >>> a college bake sale with prices based on your race and gender. just look at this price menu. campus republicans at uc-berkeley are stirring up trouble on purpose. >> it's really there to cause people to think more critically about what this kind of policy would do in university admissions. >> the fact they humorized and mocked the struggles of people of color on this campus is very disgusting to me. >> the sale is meant to protest a bill that would allow considering race in some college admissions. >>> now, let's head to atlanta and check in with reynolds wolf. any travel delays? >> i think we'll see quite a few up trard chicago, detroit maybe delays in excess of an hour. this morning might see a few delays in the southeast due to thunderstorms. we've had our share just last night. you'll see this area we have surrounded by the big red line. that's where we had a tornado watch in effect
the other straw poll was held in michigan. native son mitt romney blew everyone out there with 51% of the vote. perry got just under 17%. >>> a college bake sale with prices based on your race and gender. just look at this price menu. campus republicans at uc-berkeley are stirring up trouble on purpose. >> it's really there to cause people to think more critically about what this kind of policy would do in university admissions. >> the fact they humorized and mocked the...
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came city of detroit michigan now this is a very city where we just saw president barack obama spend his labor day speaking to thousands of auto workers and union members some good news out of there where some of those automakers are actually reporting profits one of the major companies there of course ford motor company and guess what ford just announced it will invest around one billion dollars to build new vehicle manufacturing plants and engine plants and but there is one catch the new plant which will create about five thousand jobs is in india largely correspondent was recently in detroit and he's a look at this this surge in the demand for scraps take a look. this was once a city that symbolized america's innovation and manufacturing might. but today detroit is the third most violent city in the u.s. with unemployment estimated at up to fifty percent according to officials but once glamorous motor city now has more people living in poverty than cars on the streets home foreclosures continue flights in the suburbs which takes the tax base away from the city and there's more and
came city of detroit michigan now this is a very city where we just saw president barack obama spend his labor day speaking to thousands of auto workers and union members some good news out of there where some of those automakers are actually reporting profits one of the major companies there of course ford motor company and guess what ford just announced it will invest around one billion dollars to build new vehicle manufacturing plants and engine plants and but there is one catch the new...
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atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us? >> i can not confirm that. there are questions, so many things we're trying to keep close to the vest because that may factor into which way we go in this investigation. jenna: certainly understandable right now. our viewers want to be reassured whether or not this is terrorism? is there any indication that terrorism is at work here? >> there's no indication at all that terrorism was involved. we heard that also concerning several different --, there is no indication, i can assure your public and your listeners and your viewers that there's no indication of terrorism at all at this time
atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us?...
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extremely high winds whipped up huge waves on lake michigan, some of which washed right up on the bike path. a helicopter from our station wmaq caught some of the unlucky ones who didn't realize their morning workout would include a swim. >>> we have been following them all week. the daring four-person crew inspecting the washington monument for earthquake damage. they finished their work today and we got new views of the high wire act. they removed more loose pieces of stone which has been their top priority since those pieces could injure or kill someone if they fell. >>> when we come back, a young educator making a difference on the front lines of learning. hey, where's harriat? [ harriat ] you hoo! [ female announcer ] must be the os-cal. only os-cal ultra has the most calcium and d3, plus 7 bone health nutrients. so you can always be strong, with os-cal. as much as i can about a company before i invest in it. that's why i like fidelity. they give me tools and research i can't get anywhere else. their stock screener lets me search for stocks with more than 140 criteria. i can see w
extremely high winds whipped up huge waves on lake michigan, some of which washed right up on the bike path. a helicopter from our station wmaq caught some of the unlucky ones who didn't realize their morning workout would include a swim. >>> we have been following them all week. the daring four-person crew inspecting the washington monument for earthquake damage. they finished their work today and we got new views of the high wire act. they removed more loose pieces of stone which has...
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troll but the governor romney was been in michigan. and now, shannon is live in washington. you were in florida talking with the straw poll voters. what drove them to herman cain. >>reporter: a combination. a lot of folks told us they were disappointed in rick perry's debate performance but others responded to the barn burner speech that herman cain gave after the debate. he says people like his ideas. >> the establishment and all of these other people they will have to get out of denial and recognize that my message is what is resonating with the people who are beginning to actually cast a vote. >> the other candidates that spent quite a bit of money in florida, herman cain rented a bus and drove around and talked to people. >>trace: the frontrunner, how are they going after each other today? >>reporter: a new video and rick perry is pointing out the differences that romney has between his hard back book, no apology, and the paperback version which deletes a controversial line about health care insurance man difficulties. you hear rom
troll but the governor romney was been in michigan. and now, shannon is live in washington. you were in florida talking with the straw poll voters. what drove them to herman cain. >>reporter: a combination. a lot of folks told us they were disappointed in rick perry's debate performance but others responded to the barn burner speech that herman cain gave after the debate. he says people like his ideas. >> the establishment and all of these other people they will have to get out of...
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natural gas currently provides 80% of michigan's home heating and also provides 10% of michigan's electricity so there's plenty of room for growth. gas is an important option for midwestern utility can be used. the epa is tightening standards on emissions of mercury and other substance is. this may cause a shutdown of some of the older coal-fired plant. some natural gas we believe is the best option to sell them. by the way, you probably use natural gas in more ways than you know. besides energy, it's about material and fertilizer, plastics and chemicals. this combination means that natural gas plays a role in the production of countless household products. now let's take a look closer at some of its job creation benefits. the barnett's shale trend is located in northeast texas and that has created 100,000 jobs. in south texas, a new field he go for it will create 60,000 jobs by 2020 and so thousands of jobs already exists. the surrounding area is booming for new trilling and increase business across the board from restaurants or grocery stores to hotels. a marsalis trend is located in the no
natural gas currently provides 80% of michigan's home heating and also provides 10% of michigan's electricity so there's plenty of room for growth. gas is an important option for midwestern utility can be used. the epa is tightening standards on emissions of mercury and other substance is. this may cause a shutdown of some of the older coal-fired plant. some natural gas we believe is the best option to sell them. by the way, you probably use natural gas in more ways than you know. besides...
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host: thank you for your call from michigan. let's listen to governor romney and rick perry sparing about jobs. >> governor romney left the private sector. he did a great job of creating jobs around the world. when he moved that experience to government, he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country. his public sector record did not match his private sector record. we created more jobs in the last four months in texas than he has in the last four years. >> i disagree with that. texas is a great state. no state tax. they have a lot of oil and gas in the ground. governor perry doesn't believe he created those things. it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. host: back to your calls. independent. you are on the air. caller: last night's debate was a joke. this was all planned to stimulate an increased hope for rick perry. i watched chris matthews the last few weeks. it's disgusting what the political arena of broadcasters are doing. the questions just weren't right. the only one that spoke well to me w
host: thank you for your call from michigan. let's listen to governor romney and rick perry sparing about jobs. >> governor romney left the private sector. he did a great job of creating jobs around the world. when he moved that experience to government, he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country. his public sector record did not match his private sector record. we created more jobs in the last four months in texas than he has in the last four years. >> i disagree...
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michigan assembly plant in wayne, michigan, so they could build the all, new ford focus electric and the battery electric focus in america. in the process of that between the retooling loans and our partnership with industry to invest and advance battery technology, we are now bringing jobs back from mexico. how many times have i heard colleagues before talking about how we want to make sure we're exporting products, not jobs, and that we want to bring jobs back? what the house republicans have done is to cut in half an initiative with the private sector that is actually bringing jobs back. back from other countries. so far 41,000 jobs saved or created through this effort around the country. obviously i care deeply about michigan and have fought for this. but we're talking about indiana, illinois, we're talking about florida and louisiana and california and all across our country where we are seeing communities have the opportunity to retool plants that would be idle, empty, an eye sore and be able to bring those back with new technologies that are going to get us off of foreign oil
michigan assembly plant in wayne, michigan, so they could build the all, new ford focus electric and the battery electric focus in america. in the process of that between the retooling loans and our partnership with industry to invest and advance battery technology, we are now bringing jobs back from mexico. how many times have i heard colleagues before talking about how we want to make sure we're exporting products, not jobs, and that we want to bring jobs back? what the house republicans have...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just yesterday that the poverty rate is higher than it's been in 17 years. 17 years. and median income in this country is at 1996 levels. 1996 levels. the president has proposed a job bill that one knowledgeable observer, mark zandi, estimates would create 1.9 million new jobs and add two percente points to g.d.p. growth next year. we need action to spur economic growth and job creation. that's what we should be considering today. instead through this resolution republicans want to prolong the agony of theebt limit debate and take us back
the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: madam speaker, we should not even be considering this resolution. i repeat, we should not even be considering this resolution. we should be moving forward, not backwards. this resolution is a dangerous distraction from the unprecedented challenge before us. 14 million americans are looking for work, 14 million. the census bureau reported just...
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. >>> michigan and notre dame sporting throwback unis. it was a classic, michigan came back from a 27-7 deficit and completed this pass to roy roundtree with two seconds left. roundtree only needs to get 1 foot down. he does that. wolverines 2-0. the irish 0-2. >>> 84-year-old penn state coach paterno in the box, the lions picked a field goal but it was all alabama after that. richardson with a 13-yard 4th quarter run for six. the crimson tide a 27-11 winner. >>> ohio state is supposed to bead toledo, especially at home. the buckeyes trailed as late as the 4th quarter before pulling it out. this one's an important momentum changer in the third. field takes a bunt. he won't be stopped until he goes to the end zone. ohio state hangs on 27-22. >>> defending national champion auburn taking to the limit. the tigers and mississippi state back and forth all day, the quarterback chris rough hits the helmet of bell. the ball goes to mcneal, mcneal goes 43 yards for a score, it came down to this, second and goal for the bulldogs. on the last play,
. >>> michigan and notre dame sporting throwback unis. it was a classic, michigan came back from a 27-7 deficit and completed this pass to roy roundtree with two seconds left. roundtree only needs to get 1 foot down. he does that. wolverines 2-0. the irish 0-2. >>> 84-year-old penn state coach paterno in the box, the lions picked a field goal but it was all alabama after that. richardson with a 13-yard 4th quarter run for six. the crimson tide a 27-11 winner. >>> ohio...
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former michigan governor jennifer granholm joins us next to defend her push for alternative energy. at her side, her husband. >> plus, they hit the road in the worst weather imaginable. we're meeting the ladies of ice road truckers. are you ready for that? >> of course. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. we're off to a good start. but now it'time to go to the next level. so let's do a little detective work. pick up what we need. roll out... caulk...and install. and pretty soon, we're seeing the fruits of our labor right there at our bottom line. more saving. moreoing. that's the power of the home depot. owens corning ecotouch attic insulation is only $9.97 a roll. >> quick headlines now. nfl players jerome simpson and anthony collins detained by authorities after a package of marijuana is delivered to simpson's kentucky home. the cincinnati bengals players haven't been arr
former michigan governor jennifer granholm joins us next to defend her push for alternative energy. at her side, her husband. >> plus, they hit the road in the worst weather imaginable. we're meeting the ladies of ice road truckers. are you ready for that? >> of course. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value...
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so you are talking about states like michigan, for example. and even missouri which was actually considering moving back beyond the march 6th date. now there's some legislation that has all stuck up and so we just don't know. we're watching a handful of states. but, chuck, florida is going to be hugely key as we've talked about many, many times before. it's very possible that mitt romney ends up winning new hampshire. rick perry wins iowa. rick perry also wins south carolina. mitt romney doing well in nevada. it's almost kind of a even steven 2-2 tie. and then it goes to florida. and whoever has that momentum coming out of florida, that could really matter. >> all right, josh. so let's look at what we think the calendar could be. we know iowa is going to be first. you had it as late as january 30th. i've had some folks say to me think martin luther king weekend which was the 2004 calendar. and then eight days later, new hampshire. so instead of a five-day break like four years ago, going back to the eight-day break. and then the question i hav
so you are talking about states like michigan, for example. and even missouri which was actually considering moving back beyond the march 6th date. now there's some legislation that has all stuck up and so we just don't know. we're watching a handful of states. but, chuck, florida is going to be hugely key as we've talked about many, many times before. it's very possible that mitt romney ends up winning new hampshire. rick perry wins iowa. rick perry also wins south carolina. mitt romney doing...
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i came from michigan. we were the first english speaking government in the world back in the 1800s to eliminate the death penalty. we haven't had it sense. it's barbaric, it doesn't prevent crime. it doesn't act as a deterrent. >> but the key thing about it is if they can guarantee that every single person was 100% guilty, that's one argument, but i've read a statistic this morning 17 people who were on death row have had their sentences commuted because dna, fresh fresh evidence, acquitted them of the crimes. they would have all potentially -- >> been killed. >> been killed. and that becomes a form of state legislative murder. >> that is correct. murder in our name. >> another 112 had their sentences commuted from death row. when you see that volume of people who were clearly innocent of these crimes. >> right. >> that to me is the end of the debate, isn't it? >> it should absolutely be the end of the debate. for people to applaud texas like that i saw a sign somebody was holding, i think it was actually
i came from michigan. we were the first english speaking government in the world back in the 1800s to eliminate the death penalty. we haven't had it sense. it's barbaric, it doesn't prevent crime. it doesn't act as a deterrent. >> but the key thing about it is if they can guarantee that every single person was 100% guilty, that's one argument, but i've read a statistic this morning 17 people who were on death row have had their sentences commuted because dna, fresh fresh evidence,...
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. >> reporter: in their ferndale, michigan home, ray and brianna scott are underwater. deep underwater. >> it's terrible. it's... it's not the way it should be. >> reporter: six years ago, they bought the house they're raising their two sons in for $132,000. but even with a slight increase in value in recent months, it's now worth only about $80,000. >> we're $50,000, roughly, in the hole. we're probably never going to get that back. >> reporter: not at this rate. the case shiller survey found that in 18 of 20 metropolitan areas, house prices have declined over the past year. only detroit and washington, d.c. have seen slight gains. what will it take for the housing recovery? >> why is there going to be a housing recovery? >> reporter: yale economist robert shiller, co-founder of the case shiller index, has tracked home values back to 1890. >> home prices are not high anymore but they're not low, either, by historical standards. so if confidence were to slip more, home prices could fall further. >> reporter: shiller's chart shows that, leaving out the housing slump duri
. >> reporter: in their ferndale, michigan home, ray and brianna scott are underwater. deep underwater. >> it's terrible. it's... it's not the way it should be. >> reporter: six years ago, they bought the house they're raising their two sons in for $132,000. but even with a slight increase in value in recent months, it's now worth only about $80,000. >> we're $50,000, roughly, in the hole. we're probably never going to get that back. >> reporter: not at this rate....
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john yang joins me live from michigan. quite a story. this started out with jeremy being called a hero. >> reporter: that's right. at this walgreens. it was 4:30 in the morning when they burst in. days later, jeremy was fired. he's making a federal case out of it, suing wal growns for wrongful termination. security cameras captured the brazen robbery attempt in the quick-witted heroic response. a masked gunman points a gun at the pharmacist in the blue shirt. in response he draws his own weapon. >> i feared for my life. in self defense i fired my weapon as i continued to move from him. >> instead of being rewarded, he was fired. >> no life was lost. no life was harmed and nothing was stolen. in that context, i think he was a hero. >> he was on the overnight shift at the michigan walgreens when two armed men burst in. one holds the gun and the second jumps the pharmacy counter, trying three times to shoot him and the gun wouldn't fire. >> the gunman advanced on me rapidly. he hurdled over the counter and a single motion and pointed his we
john yang joins me live from michigan. quite a story. this started out with jeremy being called a hero. >> reporter: that's right. at this walgreens. it was 4:30 in the morning when they burst in. days later, jeremy was fired. he's making a federal case out of it, suing wal growns for wrongful termination. security cameras captured the brazen robbery attempt in the quick-witted heroic response. a masked gunman points a gun at the pharmacist in the blue shirt. in response he draws his own...